Looking for a fun, hands-on way to spark your toddler’s curiosity about insects and nature? This Chia Seed Bug and Insect ...

Garden Critters Sensory Bin ($20) Plant flowers and play with creepy crawlers with this perfect-for-warm-weather sensory kit, which comes with green and tan sand, rocks, a shovel, and little toys ...

Sensory bins are good for children over 18 months of age. Before they're 18 months old, sensory bins are not developmentally appropriate because the possible hazards outweigh the benefits.

Sensory gardens are also a great way to involve kids in gardening, says Emily Jackson of the Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project in Asheville, N.C. Plant herbs such as mint and lemon that ...

The bean garden bin is a sensory bin that Hanna Hinrichsen rents out through her business, binSpire. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) ALBURNETT — Hanna Hinrichsen is a busy mother, wife and, well, human.

Some were assigned to visit a sensory garden for 30 minutes a week for four weeks, and others were assigned to visit an architectural urban plaza for the same amount of time.

When it comes to tasting in a sensory garden, fruits and vegetables are an obvious choice. Plenty of annual vegetables can be grown year-round, from leafy greens in the fall, winter, and early ...

A GARDEN IN peak season is a riot of sensory input — a symphony of sound, smells and sights that’s easy to take for granted if we are fully abled. Tucked into the northeast corner of the ...